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  1. moonslav59
    Why not? I'm talking $4M per year. If the Sox are offering $30M and the Mets $33M, tops, we could offer $34M and win.
  2. moonslav59
    He probbaly will a couple times, but maybe O'Neill will haunt the Yanks more.
  3. moonslav59
    If it's between $32M or $30M for Yamo and $29M or $27M for Monty, that $4M could really make a difference. Sale comes off the books after '24, so that "extra $4M" can be absorbed going beyond '24. It does not mean Brez will pay $4M more than planned, but it does give him some more wiggle room.
  4. moonslav59
    I hope we don't end up being forced to trade for two decent SP'ers. (There goes the years of farm building.)
  5. moonslav59
    They are, but someone will pay the full $700M, at some point. (Maybe, the next owner.)
  6. moonslav59
    I'm not so sure about who will be better in 2024: Dugo or O'Neill. (Dugo's numbers may inflate due to Yankee Stadium- assuming he is not traded.) Maybe the "extra $4M" allows us to get Yamo, Monty or Snell.
  7. moonslav59
    I'd guess he does fine for two years and decent the next two. Just stay healthy! I love a top defensive SS.
  8. moonslav59
    I was not high on Drohan, so I'm fine with all the Rule 5 switch-outs and the Slaten trade. We basically have 2 choices for the 26 slot, not one: Mata and Slaten. Good moves. I may be in the minority for liking the Dugo trade. We got 3 pitchers and added $4M to the winter budget by swapping out Dugo for O'Neill.
  9. moonslav59
    So, the window would be for 2 years, then reset? Or, just bite the bullet and pay the mega tax until you get #5? I can't see how we spend $1.2B and reset in 3 years, unless we trade Story and someone else (Devers or one we just signed?)
  10. moonslav59
    I think Drohan was over-ranked, but according to SP's, we basically traded #15 Drohan and Ammons & cash for Slaten
  11. moonslav59
    I think he can.
  12. moonslav59
    Agreed, unless we spend large but not on SP'ers. (not likely)
  13. moonslav59
    So, you think being over the tax line for more than 3 years is doable?
  14. moonslav59
    I agree and have said the same thing. There is no excuse to not go right up to the second line. The second line gives us close to $77M to spend AAV. With Sale's deal coming off the books after '24, a couple of longer term deals should be more than acceptable. If we try to nickel and dime, even $77M, by going with shorter term deals and spreading the wealth over 6-8 new additions, I might still get out the pitch fork. We need to focus on 3-4 quality players and get over the quantity phase we saw under Bloom. (There was good reason to go quantity in Bloom's early years: our budget was tight, and our 40 man roster and farm had too many holes to name.) SP1 SP2 2B C, RF or SP3 If it was up to me, I'd spend $77M AAV on just the top 3 slots I listed. We could even trade for one of the top 4 slots and spend the full $77M on just 3 or spend on 4... $30M Yamo $27M Monty $10M 2B $10M C, RF, SP3
  15. moonslav59
    No question about that, so far. 4 years to go to try and salvage some value lost in years 1-2.
  16. moonslav59
    The guy is a better defender than I imagined. He was not post prime when we signed him. We knew about the park affects on his numbers, but his away numbers were nearly identical to Bogey's. I liked the signing, but the injuries and rehabs killed us.
  17. moonslav59
    We do know he pulled the offer to Nate, so that one is on him. I'm not sure he would have been allowed to outbid the Rays for Eflin or give him 4 years, but I doubt the size of that deal was on JH. He also guessed wrongly on both $10M/1 pitchers: Kluber and Richards. That's not on JH. Yes, we don't know how the budgets given to our GMs are set up. Probably, the longer term deals need pre-approval. Apparently the Nate one was.
  18. moonslav59
    I'm glad JH did not decide to pony up $701M, unless it was going to end up being $1.2B, because we still need pitching. Just pony up $500-600M and get us two of the top 3-4 remaining SP'ers on the board. Yamo Monty Snell and maybe Imanaga
  19. moonslav59
    I liked other options, too, and not all of them worked out well. I do think it was a legitimate stab at fan appeasement. Too little- too late, of course.
  20. moonslav59
    I'm not starting to be convinced: I am convinced. It's been a 4+ year dupe. (It actually started when we did not bring Kimbrell and Kelly back or replace them in kind. The near miracle in '21 just bought them more time with the fanbase. Whether the dupe continues is up for debate, IMO.
  21. moonslav59
    Exactly, and that is why I feel he must know Sox fans are watching closely. He may not let that convince him to open up his checkbook, but he'll feel the wrath, if he doesn't.
  22. moonslav59
    If JH says to Brez, you have $56M or $76M (AAV) to spend this winter, then it's on Brez to get us a top pitcher and a decent second one. If JH says no long term, mega deals to SP'ers, then it's on JH, if it does not happen- not Brez.
  23. moonslav59
    No, it's not about the very few who wished we got him. It's about the idea that the $700M given to Ohtani will end up pricing Yamo, Snell and Monty out of our price range. Certainly, the tone here has shifted sharply since the signing. I don't think it's an exaggeration, but I'll defer to you - the expert on the pulse of Sox Nation..
  24. moonslav59
    It seems weird that we all knew we were not getting Ohtani, yet it seems like the sky has fallen in Sox Nation upon that news.
  25. moonslav59
    I like Monty, too. I've been letting talk about Snell being better than Monty get to me. I hear TOR made a real competitive offer to Ohtani, so I have to think they will get one of the three. If Cohen wants one, I have to think he gets one. That leaves one for BOS, NYY and any other team that wants to spend. It will all come down to JH wanting it bad enough and Brez trying to convince him one of them is worth the plunge.
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